be expressive of somethingSHOW/BE A SIGN OF formal showing a particular feeling or influence 体现出某种感情[影响] Her poem is expressive of calm days and peace of mind. 她的诗歌描绘了静谧的时光以及平和的心境。
be expressive of something• Art deco designs are expressive of the modern technology of the 1920s.• They are expressive of the sentiments of retributive justice that Beccaria wished to exclude from consideration of punishments.
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